Sharpsburg, PA has a population of 3,421 people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $32,431. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Sharpsburg, PA declined from 3,426 to 3,421, a 0.15% decrease and its median household income grew from $31,250 to $32,431, a 3.78% increase.

The population of Sharpsburg, PA is 79.1%White, 11.2%Black, and 6.64%Hispanic. 8.76% of the people in Sharpsburg, PA speak a non-English language, and 98.5% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Sharpsburg, PA is $74,300, and the homeownership rate is 42.3%. Most people in Sharpsburg, PA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Sharpsburg, PA is 1 car per household.

Median household income in Sharpsburg, PA is $32,431. Males in Sharpsburg, PA have an average income that is 1.16 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,631. The income inequality of Sharpsburg, PA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.43 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Sharpsburg, PA have a median annual income of $32,431, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Sharpsburg, PA compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Sharpsburg, PA is from the public use microdata area of Allegheny County (North Central) PUMA, PA.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Asian$89,781±$50,935

2.Two or more races$64,599±$46,289

3.Black or African American$62,316±$47,161

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Allegheny County (North Central) PUMA, PA workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.39 times more than Two or more races workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2016, the income inequality in Allegheny County (North Central) PUMA, PA was 0.43 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 8.07% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

25.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sharpsburg, PA (870 out of 3,411 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Male 55-64, followed by Female 25-34 and then Male 18-24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Sharpsburg, PA is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Unknown.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Sharpsburg, PA grew at a rate of 6.54%, from 1,530 employees to 1,630 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sharpsburg, PA, are Retail trade, Healthcare & Social Assistance, and Manufacturing. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sharpsburg, PA, though some of these residents may live in Sharpsburg, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Sharpsburg, PA. In Allegheny County, PA the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 25-34 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 108 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,363. Philadelphia County, PA has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Pennsylvania.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Sharpsburg, PA is from the county of Allegheny County, PA.

25-34

Male Majority

55-64

Female Majority

Allegheny County, PA residents 25-34 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Pennsylvania. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 25-34 and 55-64, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Sharpsburg, PA is from the county of Allegheny County, PA.

$10,363

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Allegheny County, PA were $10,363 in 2014, but $10,581 in 2013. These numbers represent a 2.06% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Allegheny County, PA are $$775 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Sharpsburg, PA compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Sharpsburg, PA is from the county of Allegheny County, PA.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Allegheny County, PA between the ages of 65 and 75 had 3,069 eye exams, 4,000 hemoglobin tests, and 3,774 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Sharpsburg, PA is from the county of Allegheny County, PA.

In 2014, out of the 4,329 women in Allegheny County, PA between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 2,335 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Fayette County, PA has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 15.9%, the highest value of any county in Pennsylvania. This represents a 26.2% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.6%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Pennsylvania colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Fayette County, PA has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 20.5%, the highest value of any county in Pennsylvania. This represents a 8.89% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 22.5%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Pennsylvania colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Philadelphia County, PA has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 18.4, the highest rate of any county in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.65% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 18.9.

The following map shows all of the counties in Pennsylvania colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Sharpsburg, PA is home to a population of 3,421 people, from which 98.5% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Sharpsburg, PA is composed of 2,707White residents (79.1%), 384Black residents (11.2%), 227Hispanic residents (6.64%), 88Asian residents (2.57%), and 15Two+ residents (0.44%). The most common foreign languages in Sharpsburg, PA are Spanish (132 speakers), Chinese (85 speakers), and Vietnamese (39 speakers), but compared to other places, Sharpsburg, PA has a relative high number of Italian (18 speakers), Vietnamese (39 speakers), and Chinese (85 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Sharpsburg, PA was 42.7. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 42.6, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 51.5. But people in Sharpsburg, PA are getting getting younger. In 2015, the average age of all Sharpsburg, PA residents was 43.

As of 2016, 98.5% of Sharpsburg, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Sharpsburg, PA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been growing in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sharpsburg, PA compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 7.05 times more White residents (2,707 people) in Sharpsburg, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 384Black and 227Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Sharpsburg, PA as a share of the total population.

306 of Sharpsburg, PA citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Sharpsburg, PA was Spanish. 3.86% of the overall population of Sharpsburg, PA are native Spanish speakers. 2.48% speak Chinese and 1.14% speak Vietnamese, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other census places, Sharpsburg, PA has a relatively high number of residents that are native Italian speakers. In 2015, there were 18 native Italian speakers living in Sharpsburg, PA, approximately 2.37 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

Most students in Allegheny County (North Central) PUMA, PA are graduating from Private not-for-profit, 2-year institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition:

The closest comparable data for the census place of Sharpsburg, PA is from the public use microdata area of Allegheny County (North Central) PUMA, PA.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White203

2.Black or African American44

3.Hispanic or Latino3

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Allegheny County (North Central) PUMA, PA were White. These 203 graduates mean that there were 4.61 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 44 graduates.

The median property value in Sharpsburg, PA is $74,300, which is 0.36 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $68,400 to $74,300, a 8.63% increase. The homeownership rate of Sharpsburg, PA is 42.3%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Sharpsburg, PA have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Sharpsburg, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$32,431

Median Household Income

±$7,969

1,654

Number of Households

±125

In 2016, the median household income of the 1,654 households in Sharpsburg, PA grew to $32,431 from the previous year's value of $31,250.

The following chart displays the households in Sharpsburg, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

In 2016, the median property value in Sharpsburg, PA grew to $74,300 from the previous year's value of $68,400.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Sharpsburg, PA compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sharpsburg, PA the largest share of households have a property value in the $80k-$90k range.

This chart shows the households in Sharpsburg, PA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Sharpsburg, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k-$3k range.

The following chart displays the households in Sharpsburg, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Sharpsburg, PA have 1 car, followed by 2 cars.

Using averages, employees in Sharpsburg, PA have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 2.47% of the workforce in Sharpsburg, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Sharpsburg, PA compared to its parent geographies.